Pastor Seth’s Poems and Musings
Invisible Neighboring
Skittles left on doorsteps, flowers given freely. Toilet paper gift bag(?!), six foot chats said dearly.
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V.U.C.A.
Tsunami’s rise and fall drives Volatility. All of what we don’t know drives our Uncertainty. Many tangled problems drive this Complexity. Solving all these problems? Drives Ambiguity. CEO’s call VUCA business’s dark, deep hole. But moguls of business shine light into the soul. The ups and downs drive stress, the unknown drives our fears.…
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Invitation to Banquet
Come, everyone who thirsts, come to flowing waters; She without some money, come, buy and eat, daughters! Come, buy wine and whole milk without money nor price. Why do you spend money for that which won’t suffice? Why do you spend money for what won’t satisfy? And labor long hours for that which we…
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Dementia
Dementia, a demon, a cold-blooded killer, Not of physical life, but memories, thinner. Do you remember me? The love that we once knew? You don’t remember God but God remembers you. Dementia, a demon, a cold-blooded killer, Not of a fading brain: a memories chiller. Dementia of the heart, where bitterness took hold. Precious…
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April Fools
The Naïve, the Simple, blindly lay down their guard. The “Easy Way Fool” says, “It cannot be THAT hard!” The “Glory Way Fool” asks, “Can’t you see that I’m right?” The “Combative Fool” thinks, “For the ‘right way’ I’ll fight!” The Mocker “knows better,” his haughty eyes preening. The Scorner with contempt, despising, demeaning.…
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They Used to be Called Journalists
Quoting out of context, the twisting of meaning, Insinuate evil, arrogant, demeaning, Creating suspicion, inscribing vile intent While claiming “No bias,” and “It’s truth I present.” Straw man arguments, haughty in your scorning, Jump to worst conclusions, filed every morning. Faulty assumptions, you’re narrative spinners. Wear your tuxedoes at White House Press Corps Dinners.…
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